ENERGY TECH - NANO DAILY

Fracking can cause earthquakes, but risk is low: study

Jun 15, 2012 (AFP)

Certain oil and gas operations that involve injecting wastewater underground can cause earthquakes, but the risk from hydraulic fracturing is generally low, sai...

US begins review of new Keystone pipeline route

Jun 15, 2012 (AFP)

The US State Department on Friday launched an environmental review of a new route proposed for the controversial Keystone XL pipeline that would transport oil f...

Philippines discusses China dispute with Myanmar

Jun 15, 2012 (AFP)

The Philippines sought Myanmar's support in its maritime territorial dispute with China as the foreign ministers of the two Southeast Asian countries met on Fri...

S. Korea firm wins $1.3 bn Venezuela order

Jun 14, 2012 (AFP)

South Korea's Hyundai Engineering and Construction said Thursday it has won a $1.348 billion order to expand and upgrade a Venezuelan oil refinery. Hyundai said...

'No-sleep energy bugs' drain smartphone batteries

Jun 14, 2012 (SPX)

Researchers have proposed a method to automatically detect a new class of software glitches in smartphones called "no-sleep energy bugs," which can entirely dra...

Iran warns EU will pay a higher cost under oil embargo

Jun 14, 2012 (AFP)

Looming EU oil sanctions against Iran will result in a higher cost for Europe, Iranian Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi warned on Thursday ahead of the OPEC cartel's ...

Ancient effect harnessed to produce electricity from waste heat

Jun 14, 2012 (SPX)

A phenomenon first observed by an ancient Greek philosopher 2,300 years ago has become the basis for a new device designed to harvest the enormous amounts of en...

'Xena' pleads guilty over N.Zealand oil protest

Jun 14, 2012 (AFP)

"Xena: Warrior Princess" actress Lucy Lawless pleaded guilty in a New Zealand court Thursday to unlawfully boarding a ship in protest at plans to search for oil...

Bulgaria relaxes ban on controversial gas drilling method

Jun 14, 2012 (AFP)

Bulgaria's parliament relaxed on Thursday a ban on a controversial natural gas drilling method that had threatened to completely halt exploration in the country...

Oil embargo to cause 'unstable' market: Iranian minister

Jun 13, 2012 (AFP)

A looming oil embargo on Iran, related to its controversial nuclear programme, will destabilise the global oil market and spark higher prices, Iranian Oil Minis...

Tiny emirate could save gulf oil exports

Jun 13, 2012 (UPI)

Amid simmering tensions in the Persian Gulf standoff between Iran and the United States, the barely known, tiny emirate of Fujairah is set to become a strategic...

France suspends Guiana offshore oil drilling

Jun 13, 2012 (AFP)

New French Environment Minister Nicole Bricq said Wednesday that oil exploration, including a project by Anglo-Dutch group Shell off the coast of French Guiana,...

Japan oil demand up sharply after quake: IEA

Jun 13, 2012 (AFP)

Japan's use of oil for electricity generation has risen sharply since last year's devastating earthquake and tsunami forced its nuclear plants off-line, and cou...

Oil slick threatens drinking water supply of Canadian town

Jun 12, 2012 (AFP)

A pipeline in western Canada has leaked crude oil into a local river, its operator said Tuesday amid fears the drinking water supply of 90,000 people could beco...

US must encourage development of Canadian oil sands, mitigation of CO2 emissions

Jun 12, 2012 (SPX)

To successfully reduce the United States' dependence on fuels from outside North America, the government must pursue policies that foster the diversion of Canad...

Philippine churches turn on Manila over US troops

Jun 12, 2012 (AFP)

Church officials in the Philippines on Tuesday accused Manila of trying to increase US troop numbers in the country, as it marked the 114th anniversary of its d...

Iraq looks to raise profile with OPEC candidate

Jun 12, 2012 (AFP)

As Iraq increases oil output and emerges as a key supplier, it is now pushing a candidate for OPEC secretary general, part of efforts to boost its profile and r...

US military to help Philippines monitor coastal waters

Jun 12, 2012 (AFP)

The US military said Tuesday it planned to help the Philippines monitor its coastal waters as Manila faces an escalating dispute with China over territorial cla...

Gazprom may pay Bulgaria's pipeline share

Jun 11, 2012 (UPI)

Majority owner Gazprom may step in to finance the Bulgarian portion of the proposed South Steam pipeline to Europe, a Russian report indicates. Citing an anonym...

US exempts India, but not China, from Iran sanctions

Jun 11, 2012 (AFP)

The United States said Monday it would exempt seven emerging economies including India from tough new sanctions after they cut back on oil from Iran, but the pu...